New York City
Policy
Citi Bike pulls e-bike fleet
A fleet of Citi Bike's pedal-assist e-bikes were removed from service in New York and Washington D.C., after customers reported “stronger than expected braking force.”
New York State
Policy
How Albany is going after Trump’s taxes
Albany has been working a bill that would allow the release of President Donald Trump’s state tax returns, one of a few attempts since he took office.
New York City
Policy
DOT takes on city’s wireless shutdown
A Y2K-like bug that caused the New York City Wireless Network to shut down over the weekend has prompted an onslaught of criticism against the city and its Department of Information Technology.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Lawmakers continue push for mobile sports betting
Despite a proposal to make mobile sports betting legal falling short in budget talks, legislators want to pass a bill by June.
New York City
Policy
FinTech lab nabs DFS alum Vullo
Maria Vullo, former superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services has been tapped to become “Regulator-in-Residence” at the FinTech Innovation Lab.
New York State
Policy
A guide to New York’s vaccination policy
City & State breaks down where New York stands on mandatory vaccination – and how some lawmakers are trying to change that stance.
New York City
Policy
Revised Airbnb-backed home-sharing bill debuts
A revised Airbnb-backed bill introduced this week would prohibit short-term rentals in all affordable New York City housing.
New York City
Policy
Google opens tech training hub
Google launched a free tech training center on Monday as part of a five-month commitment for its Grow with Google educational initiative in New York City.
New York State
Policy
The right way to do economic development
New employers won’t be able to keep growing without a skilled, ready workforce in the area, nor can locals take part in the growth without the credentials to get the jobs, a workforce training center in Buffalo shows the way to solve those problems, writes Bryce Covert.
New York City
Policy
Facial recognition a bridge too far for MTA
The MTA’s attempt at facial recognition technology on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge did not yield any faces detected within acceptable parameters rendering the trial unsuccessful.
New York State
Policy
Buffalo’s billion-dollar Band-Aid
Most of Buffalo, New York's largest and most costly individual projects have produced underwhelming results, whereas some of the smaller-scale, lower-profile programs are actually generating a lot of growth – or, at least, the potential for it.
New York State
Policy
How six state upstate economic development projects have fared
New York has put millions upon millions of dollars into flashy new projects, sadly most of them haven't fared too well, or well at all.
New York State
Policy
Going green through congestion pricing
Congestion pricing may be intended for raising revenue rather than reducing pollution, but it will have environmental benefits and it is is potentially just the first step towards lower carbon emissions and getting polluting cars off the roads.
New York City
Policy
New York City to pass water tank reforms
In a rebuke of city health officials, the New York City Council plans to pass seven new laws tightening oversight and regulation of thousands of rooftop drinking water tanks, citing evidence of contamination, widespread neglect, and lax oversight by agency officials.
New York City
Policy
Automated Decision Systems under study
During the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology hearing on Thursday, co-chairs of the ADS Task Force briefed council members on their work, but provided few details about progress made.
New York State
Policy
New York hits the brakes on e-bikes
A proposal that would have allowed localities to decide for themselves whether to legalize e-scooters and throttle e-bikes – which, unlike pedal-assist e-bikes, are still illegal in New York — was quietly dropped from the finalized budget crafted by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders, despite increasing support at both the city and state level.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Mixed results for organized labor in state budget
After the 175.5 billion state budget passed, union leaders say they will continue to push for their legislative priorities in the coming weeks.
New York State
Policy
New York can’t let go of HQ2
It's been two months since Amazon pulled out of its HQ2 deal in Long Island City but New Yorkers are still pining for the tech giant's unlikely return.
New York City
Policy
MTA solicits ideas for congestion pricing model
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority are looking for tech assistance to help them build out a tolling system.
New York State
Policy